Botanical Name
- Family Apiacea (Umbelliferae)
- Ligusticum porteri
Common Names
Chuchupate/Chuchupaste/Chuchupatle/Chuchupati (Spanish – mix and match spelling ranging from Nahuatl to Tejano), Colorado Cough Root, Mountain Ginseng, Nipo, Indian Root, Empress Of The Dark Forest, Bear Medicine, Wild Lovage, Porters Lovage, Mountain Carrot
- antiviral
- carminative
- diaphoretic
- diuretic
- decongestant
- stimulates the immune system
- volatile oils
- essential oil
- terpenes
- lactone glycoside
- saponins
- ferulic acid
- phytosterols
- Root